Boxing-glove.



S. CLINE.

VBOXING GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY20. I9I4.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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SAMUEL CLINE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE A.

Y REACH, OF BALA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOXING-GLOVE.

Application filed. July 20, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, SAMUEL CLINE, citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Boxing-Gloves, of which the following is aspecification.l

My invention relates to boxing gloves of the type known as the fightingpattern.

In gloves of this type used by professional men it is exceedinglydifficult for the fighter to get his hand into the present style ofconstruction. Such gloves are either what is known as a short laced ordeep laced glove, the short lacing providing a central opening adaptedto be laced around the wearers wrist, the opening extending to less thanhalf the full length of the glove. An improvement upon this short lacedglove is the deep laced style, in which the opening arranged centrallyof the glove extends about two-thirds of the length of the glove,allowing greater freedom to the fighter to insert his hand than in thecase of the short laced glove. But in practice it is found that even thedeep laced glove does not give sufficient freedom for the insertion ofthe hand of the wearer for the reason that it is customary with ghtersto cover their hands for at least a quarter of an inch with tire tapeand gauze, making a very hard, lumpy substance over the knuckles toprotect them, and this makes it exceedingly ditlicult to get the handinto any glove of which I am aware, and it is the object of the presentinvention to overcome this difliculty and to provide a constructionwhich will permit of easy access to the hand of the fighter after hishand has been taped up, as it is called. To this end I provide anopening which starts centrally of the glove at the wrist, and curvesoutwardly to the side of the glove opposite the thumb, and this allowsthe fullest freedom for the insertion of the hand even after the tapingup process has been gone through. The lacing brings the parts togetherand provides a secure fastening.

In. the accompanying drawing Figure l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.. d, i916..

Serial No. 852.048.

shows a view of the glove as it would appear upon the hand fully laced;and Fig. 2 a like view with the lacing loosened just before theinsertion of the hand.

rIhe glove is of ordinary construction, or may be of any improvedconstruction, and does not differ except in the form of the opening fromthe fighting and boxing gloves now in use. rIhe palm is shown at A, theback at B, and the thumb at C.

My improvement consists in making the opening in the glove extend in acurved line opposite to the positionof the thumb, and with the openingwhen free from the tension of the lacing cord expanded, as shown in Fig.2. That is, normally the walls of the opening are apart, formingpractically a V with a curved extremity, as shown at l), and it requiresthe lacing to bring the walls of the opening together, as shown in Fig.l. It will be observed that this construction affords the freest accessto the hand with its protecting taping without in any way tending todisplace the tape or protecting material, and at the same time by theuse of the lacing is as securely held upon theV hand as gloves of othertypes heretofore known.

By having the opening of this particular form it is possible, when thetension has been released from the lacing, to form a wider space nearthe vertex of the opening than would be the case in other forms. lWhenthe lacing has been loosened suiiciently the part of the glove adjacentthe under side of the curved opening can be opened all the way as itforms a hinge on the seam where the palm is joined to the side of theglove; the width of the opening is limited only by the size of the lacethat is used. Thus it will be seen, that by providing a glove with thisform of curved opening, it is not necessary to carry the cut so deepinto the palm of the glove while at the same time, the ease with which alarge hand can be inserted is increased over the old form.

What I claim is A boxing or fighting glove including padded end and backportions, a padded Wrist portion and an unpadded palm porthus beingformed of maximum Width, subtion having a palm opening, the edges 0fstantially as described. 10 which are brought together and secured Intestimony whereof, I affix my signature when the glove is in use, saidopening startin presence of two witnesses.

ing centrally of the glove at the wrist in Y SAMUEL CLINE. approximatelya lstraight' line and then Witnesses: 'Y Y curved outwardly toward theside of the 'ROB'L T. N1XoN,Jr., glove opposite the thumb, a handopening RANDALL E. THOMPSON. f

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